title: A "skin helix" flap to correct circular skin loss on the nasal ala.
abstract: The surgical treatment of circular skin defects localized on the nasal ala is always extremely challenging. Such lesions can be repaired by using full-thickness skin graft or skin flaps, normally with poor aesthetic outcomes. Skin grafts do not achieve satisfactory aesthetic results because of the unnatural look of the transplanted skin. If a skin flap is chosen, the choice of which one to employ among the many available must be made very carefully in order to obtain the best possible aesthetic outcome. This article describes the clinical case of a localized tumor on the nasal right ala that was surgically removed and satisfactorily treated by employing a "skin helix flap."
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dermatological Surgery Unit, G.B. Morgagni - L. Pierantoni General Hospital, via Forlanini 34, Forli, Italy. ascrac@libero.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ascari-Raccagni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dondas
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Righini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trevisan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps